Alvarado Care Center
Nursing home in Los Angeles, California, CMS certification number 056157
1154 S.alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90006 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 72
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 23, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 20
- Fines in 3 years
- $90,600 (2)
Does Alvarado Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Alvarado Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Alvarado Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.98
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.45
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.02
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.51
- Weekend total hours
- 3.75
- Nursing staff turnover
- 26.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 23, 2026 and cited 20 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 15, 2024, found 11.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Alvarado Care Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $90,600 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 68.6 residents live here, about 95% of its 72 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 72
- Average residents per day
- 68.6
- Certified since
- May 1, 1980
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Alvarado Care Center
- Legal business name
- Alvarado Terrace Care Center, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Alvarado Care Center
- Olympia Convalescent Hospital1100 S. Alvarado St, Los Angeles 90006
- Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital1240 S Hoover St, Los Angeles 90006
- California Post Acute909 S Lake Street, Los Angeles 90006
- Alta View Post Acute831 S Lake Street, Los Angeles 90057
- Grand Park Convalescent Hospital2312 West 8th Street, Los Angeles 90057
See also all nursing homes in Los Angeles.
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, the 78 in Los Angeles, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Alvarado Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Alvarado Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Alvarado Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Alvarado Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Alvarado Care Center?
20 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Alvarado Care Center?
Alvarado Terrace Care Center, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.